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An American community finding its way in the new digital economyDigital dictatorship?
China’s “social credit” system coming under scrutinyDoes digitization threaten science?
It enables new abuses, according to a Cambridge nanoscientistCoconuts Go High Tech
Plastics from coconut waste offer economic benefit to poor farmersOne of Walter Bradley’s longstanding goals as an engineer and materials scientist has been to harness advanced materials technology to help the world’s poor, most of whom are poor farmers.
Read More ›The true cost of “free” social media
It’s free but… are we? George Gilder points a way forward.Senior Google scientist quits over Google’s censorship in China
He believes it “contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights”Some believe that any censorship system that a human being can develop can somehow be got around by another human being. China may provide a way of testing that.
Read More ›Are social media companies violating anti-trust laws?
DOJ to investigateDo neuroscience myths harm education?
Twitter doesn’t just seem out of control
It actually is.Can simple probabilities outperform deep learning?
One musician found it was soGoogle branches out into politics
Unfortunately, the only political model it would likely know is: One-party stateThe unchallenged manipulation of search engine results during elections is a new phenomenon made possible by the domination of the internet by a few big players.
Read More ›How do robots “care”?
Emotional robots’ cameras and sensors respond to your facial expressions, tone of voice, and movementsCritics of the emotional robotics industry say that the view of emotions (assumed in the industry to be only six) is oversimplified and that the robots are likely to promote stereotypes.
Read More ›Can machines be persons?
What would the real effect of legal personhood for machines be?“Artificial” Artificial Intelligence
What happens when AI needs a human I?Artificial intelligence often fails at crucial points. It must then be supplemented by human intelligence. Many software systems that look to their users like pure advanced artificial intelligence hide a lot of human effort behind a technological mask.
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